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Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for sexually assaulting and killing a 9-year-old girl, then dumping her body in a sinkhole outside a small, rural town. Christopher Collings...
Dec 03, 2024
State memorial planned for former B.C. premier John Horgan
VICTORIA - A provincial state memorial service for former British Columbia premier John Horgan will be held later this month in Colwood, west of Victoria. Horgan, who died in November after his third ...
Dec 03, 2024
State memorial planned for former B.C. premier John Horgan
VICTORIA - A provincial state memorial service for former British Columbia premier John Horgan will be held later this month in Colwood, west of Victoria. Horgan, who died in November after his third ...
Dec 03, 2024
Former Edmonton Elks CEO to head athlete safety committee after fighter's death
EDMONTON - Alberta's sport minister says the former head of the Edmonton Elks football team will lead a committee tasked with improving athlete safety in combative sports. Joseph Schow says Victor Cui...
Dec 03, 2024
Northern Super League and team officials hold two days of meetings in Toronto
TORONTO - Northern Super League and team officials kick off two days of meetings Wednesday in Toronto. While those behind the new women's pro soccer league met in September in Halifax, the Toronto gat...
Dec 03, 2024
Canada again supports UN motion critical of Israel, citing two-state solution
OTTAWA - Canada has again breached its years-long policy and voted in support of a United Nations motion critical of Israel, based on concerns about the viability of a two-state solution. For years, C...
Dec 03, 2024
Canadians warned to use caution in South Korea after martial law declared then lifted
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada is warning Canadians in South Korea to avoid demonstrations and exercise caution after the country's president imposed an hours-long period of martial law. The situat...
Dec 03, 2024
Canadians warned to use caution in South Korea after martial law declared then lifted
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada is warning Canadians in South Korea to avoid demonstrations and exercise caution after the country's president imposed an hours-long period of martial law. The situat...
Dec 03, 2024
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Hronek out eight weeks with lower-body injury
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks defenceman Filip Hronek is expected to be out until the end of January as he recovers from a lower-body injury. General manager Patrik Allvin issued a statement Tuesday s...
Dec 03, 2024
Blue Jays GM Atkins says there is a great deal of opportunity for the club
TORONTO - Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins wouldn't tip his hand on off-season plans Tuesday and instead spoke in generalities ahead of what should be an interesting few weeks on baseball's free ...
Dec 03, 2024